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Constellation Model Relaunch

Instead of writing a holiday message this year, we thought that it would be more useful to actually update some of our web site over the holidays... and that is exactly what we did.... So, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and here is the best of the ...

Blog Entry - Tonya Surman - Dec 30 2010 - 3:52pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Open Letter to Canada - The Importance of the Nonprofit Sector to Canada's Economic Stimulus

Dear Friends, As you are well aware, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is in the midst of shaping an economic stimulus package, which he will deliver to the nation on January 27. Please stand up and let the politicians know that the ...

Blog Entry - Tonya Surman - Dec 21 2008 - 2:55pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Network Models Compared

Wanda Jamieson of www.jhgconsulting.com has written a great piece for the Public Health Agency of Canada comparing various network models applied to the social determinants of health. The report is attached. She compared the constellation model to ...

Blog Entry - Tonya Surman - Dec 11 2008 - 10:15pm - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Read about CSI and other groups sharing on Charity Village

Charity Village and Elisa Birnbaum did a gret piece on sharing in the nonprofit sector in the most recent  Charity Village posting. Check it out: http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/news/cover.asp   Thanks to its long sought. Thanks to its ...

Blog Entry - Tonya Surman - Sep 16 2008 - 9:22am - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Constellation Governance

For anyone that knows me, you will know that I am fascinated by both the power of social entrepreneurship and the power of collaboration. In effect, the Centre for Social Innovation is the embodiment of both of these. But before we created the Centre, ...

Blog Entry - Tonya Surman - Jul 22 2008 - 5:20pm - 2 comments - 1 attachment

Connecting the Dots: Technology in Networks of Nonprofit Organizations

Our very own Eli Malinsky has just published a pair of articles based on his graduate-level research.  Eli looked at the ways in which technology becomes institutionalized within networks of nonprofit organizations, and how this reflects the unique ...

Blog Entry - Tonya Surman - Feb 15 2008 - 11:14am - 1 comment - 1 attachment

Changes to the Nonprofit Legal Framework in Ontario

One of the main projects of the emerging Ontario Non Profit Network (ONN) is the Ontario government’s recent process to modernize the nonprofit legal framework in Ontario . It’s pretty clear that if the government is going to make ...

Blog Entry - Tonya Surman - Jan 31 2008 - 4:04pm - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Building the Connections in Ontario

When we created the Centre for Social Innovation, one of the driving forces behind it was the instinctive desire to build connections. There was a sense that if we could only just get the social mission sector connecting with each other that they ...

Blog Entry - Tonya Surman - Jan 25 2008 - 4:36pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

The Social Entrepreneurship Summit was a great success!

The Social Entrepreneurship Summit was a great success! With 250 people from a wide range of backgrounds and over 100 people on the waiting list (so sorry), I think that we have tapped into something powerful. ...

Blog Entry - Tonya Surman - Dec 11 2007 - 2:17pm - 4 comments - 0 attachments

Frontline Partners with Youth Network receives $50,000 grant!

We are absolutely delighted to confirm a $50,000 grant on behalf of our incubated project, the Frontline Partners with Youth Network! This grant has been received from The Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health at CHEO and ...

Blog Entry - Eli Malinsky - Jan 25 2008 - 4:39pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

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